artnbarb
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We'll have from 6 a.m. until midnight in the port of Le Havre in April. I'm trying to plan our day independently. There are lots of excursion offered by the cruise line as well as independent tour operators with tours to WW II sites, or Monet's Garden, but those aren't a big draw for us. I'd thought about Mont St Michele but it's over 2 hours away, I don't want to travel that long. Also a possibility is the Bayeaux Tapestries, but I don't know anything about where it is, how we could get to it via public transport, and what else there is to do.
The towns of Rouen and Honfluer look very charming, and also very different. Both towns are included in tour options. From what I can tell getting to Rouen from LeHavre is about an hour on the train - but I'm not sure the town has enough to see and do to take up the entire day. So I'm wondering if we should head to Rouen as soon as we depart the ship, then return sometime in the afternoon so that we can take a bus to Honfluer, about a 30 minute trip. Since the ship doesn't depart until midnight I think we'll have plenty of time to see both. Does that sound reasonable? If anyone has specific knowledge of either town I'm all ears!
The towns of Rouen and Honfluer look very charming, and also very different. Both towns are included in tour options. From what I can tell getting to Rouen from LeHavre is about an hour on the train - but I'm not sure the town has enough to see and do to take up the entire day. So I'm wondering if we should head to Rouen as soon as we depart the ship, then return sometime in the afternoon so that we can take a bus to Honfluer, about a 30 minute trip. Since the ship doesn't depart until midnight I think we'll have plenty of time to see both. Does that sound reasonable? If anyone has specific knowledge of either town I'm all ears!